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1 Chapel Farm Cottage, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath, Maidstone, ME17 2BJ

1 planning record

Estimated value

£461,000

  • Since the 2006 sale (£245,000)+88%
  • Against ME17 2BJ's recent median (£155,000)+197%

Newest record on this page: February 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£461,000

  • Against its 2006 sale (£245,000)+88%
  • Against ME17 2BJ's recent median (£155,000)+197%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Chapel Farm Cottage is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 2BJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    177 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2015

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2006

  • Recent sales in ME17 2BJ

    5 sales, median £155,000 (2022–2002)

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SalesLatest sale shown: February 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Chapel Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 November 2006Most recent

    £245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME17 2BJ: £155,000 (2022–2002).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Chapel Farm Cottage, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath, Maidstone, ME17 2BJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Chapel Farm Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Chapel Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lenham Heath, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME17 2BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 88.2% above the 2006 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
  • OutbuildingsYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Chapel Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2025

Current Certificate
Apr 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 April 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chapel Farm Cottage, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath, Maidstone, ME17 2BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Chapel Farm Cottage.

1 application on record at 1 Chapel Farm Cottage, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath, Maidstone, ME17 2BJ

1decisions1extensions10documents3nearby
  1. Jun 2007
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Erection of a two storey side extension as shown on drawing numbers 104 Rev P2, 103 Rev P2 and 102 Rev P2 received on 16/04/07 and as amended by additional documents being drawing numbers 105 Rev P4, 100 Rev P2 and 101 Rev P2 and the agent's letter of 01/06/07 received on 05/06/07.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    07/0807
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On the street

Versus other Lenham Heath Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Chapel Farm Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,384

Street avg £3,676

Below

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Maidstone district page.
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Crime

144/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.6 km

Rose Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 km

Lenham Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Lenham Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
  • The Lenham SchoolSecondary2.4km
  • Platts Heath Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
  • Egerton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • Rose LaneBus stop1.6km
  • Railway StationBus stop1.8km
  • Glebe GardensBus stop2.0km
  • Headcorn RoadBus stop2.0km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences676 reports34%
  • Anti-social Behaviour391 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson196 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around ME17 2BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for ME17 2BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for ME17 2BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

50.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Permanent outbuildings

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Chapel Farm Cottage is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in ME17 2BJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Chapel Farm Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Chapel Farm Cottage was lodged in April 2015 at band F and expired in April 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Chapel Farm Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 16 stops listed are measured in a straight line from ME17 2BJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Chapel Farm Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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